Naju-si Achieves Top Award in Local Tax Arrears Reduction Evaluation

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 30th that it secured the grand prize and prize money of 55.5 million KRW in the ‘2021 Carryover Arrears Reduction’ city and county evaluation hosted by Jeollanam-do.

The city set a collection target of 3.97 billion KRW, which is 56% of the 6.978 billion KRW carryover arrears this year, and has been operating a ‘Special Arrears Reduction Period’ from April to September, focusing all efforts on collection work.

In particular, it has carried out intensive collection activities such as plate seizure using arrears crackdown vehicles and seizure of virtual currency assets worth 39 million KRW through major domestic virtual asset exchanges.

As a result, it achieved a collection performance of 4.53 billion KRW, which is 115.3% of the initial target amount, ranking 4th overall among 22 cities and counties in the province, achieving the grand prize for three consecutive years.

To realize tax justice, it promoted customized collection policies tailored to the characteristics of arrears and intensively cleared arrears through active disposition to reduce chronic and habitual defaulters.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “Despite the difficult situation due to COVID-19, this result is based on the mature civic consciousness, and I thank the citizens who cooperated with sincere local tax payment,” adding, “We will continue to take the lead in reducing habitual defaulters and realizing tax justice through customized collection activities tailored to the characteristics of arrears.”

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong bong2910@asiae.co.kr

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